Let's Dance!

Dream #9

Date:  June 28, 2012  7:00 AM (ish)
Characters: Leah, Petra
Scenes:  3

Scene 1:

The day was beautiful; the sweetness of the summer air was palpable and the gentleness of the breeze was dripping in the grass blades. Leah and Petra traveled with a tour group, each stop a new place to play. First stop, a pool large enough to accommodate everyone with room to spare. Leah plunged into the 5 foot, walking back to Petra. Leah wore a mask a grave disappointment, and Petra knew exactly why: she had wronged Leah recently; now it was time to own up. Leah demanded a wrestling match. Taken aback, Petra agreed. Since Petra's height was under the water level and Leah's was above it, Petra resorted to swim to and fro each side, but she tired and had to make a break for the chairs and tables. Rolling on her back with Leah standing overhead intending to pin her down, Petra grabbed Leah's ankle and pulled up, hard. Leah lost her balance and would have face planted if Petra hadn't pulled her back into balance. She showed Leah mercy, unable to injure her friend. Despite the rescue, they both knew the skirmish was not finished running its course.

Scene 2:

A bus ride later, the two found themselves at an open field with a complex playground nearby. Petra darted around people playing soccer on the field. Leah kept up, relieved when Petra turned to the playground. Petra shot up the platforms, through the tunnel to the high slide, but she noticed Leah had disappeared. Knowing Leah had used the shorter slide and was waiting to ambush, Petra backtracked and returned to the field. Running again to the playground, Leah was waiting to jump Petra and pin her. Petra ran around the lower platforms, using height to her advantage. She could much more easily maneuver under things. Running in circles, Leah asked Petra a question, why Petra said something earlier. Petra replied her communication often included symbolism.

Scene 3:

The match was at its close, though no one seemed to have won or lost, or even received injury. At a snack shack Leah and Petra parted ways: Leah back to her life in society, Petra to wander as a loner.